Semyon M. Antonov

Semyon Mikhailovich Antonov was a pro-Russian activist from Ukraine. Antonov served in the Soviet Army during the time of the USSR, and he became a convinced Russian nationalist after the fall of communism in 1991. In March 2014, Antonov took part in anti-Ukrainian demonstrations in Donetsk's Lenin Square, hoping to secede from Ukraine and form a union with Russia.